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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Acronictinae » Dagger Moths (Acronicta) » Unmarked Dagger - Hodges#9207 (Acronicta innotata)
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Caterpillar - Acronicta innotata
Copyright © 2017 Alain Hogue

Caterpillar - Acronicta innotata
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
September 10, 2017

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Contributed by Alain Hogue on 11 September, 2017 - 3:47pm
Last updated 8 September, 2019 - 3:44pm

Moved
Thanks George, good catch!
… john and jane balaban, 8 September, 2019 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to all of you.
Thanks to all of you.
… Alain Hogue, 8 September, 2019 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2017 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
This is great ! A first for
This is great ! A first for me and for Quebec on BG. Thanks !
… Alain Hogue, 13 September, 2017 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

Looks to be
Acronicta betulae

Was it on River Birch?
… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2017 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Second Opinion
Looks like Acronicta innotata to me. The A1 & A8 dorsal pinacula are raised and enlarged. That has not been the case for any of the Acronicta betulae I have reared. Also the A7 dorsal pinacula are tiny compared to A8. They are smaller too for Acronicta betulae but not to that degree. Additionally AFAIK the host plant (Betula nigra) does not naturally occur in Canada. Southern New Hampshire is apparently the northern extent of it's natural range. Lastly the BugGuide info page Acronicta betulae indicates this would be a new species record for all of Canada.

I'll add some photos of Acronicta betulae larvae and let you judge for yourself.
… George Smiley, 8 September, 2019 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes it was. Thanks !
It was on a birch, but I dont know wich one. Thanks !
… Alain Hogue, 11 September, 2017 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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